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Fred Melamed

Acting

Born May 13, 1956 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Fred Melamed is an American actor. After spending most of his early career primarily as a voice over artist, and occasionally playing small roles in films, including in seven films directed by Woody Allen, he established himself as a major character actor with his role as Sy Ableman in the Coen brothers' A Serious Man (2009). Other film credits have included In a World... (2012), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Shiva Baby (2020).

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Filmography50+ titles

Adventure Time

2010as Uncle Gumbald (voice)

Fargo

2014as Howard Zimmerman

WandaVision

2021as Todd Davis (uncredited)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013as D.C. Parlov

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Dr. Thurgood

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Dan Goldberg

Junk

2024as Augustus

Barry

2018as Tom Posorro

Solar Opposites

2020as The Supreme Adjudicator (voice)

The Morning Show

2019as Mitch's Agent

Summer Camp Island

2018as Monk Receptionist / Additional Voices (voice)

American Crime Story

2016as William H. 'Bill' Ginsberg

The Good Wife

2009as Judge Alan Karpman

Silver Lake

2018as Howard

Superstore

2015as Richard

30 Rock

2006as Jack (voice)

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986as Dr. Grey

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

2022as Russ Tisdale (voice)

New Girl

2011as J. Cronkite Valley-Forge

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989as The Dean (uncredited)

The Mission

1986as Don Cabeza (voice) (uncredited)

Law & Order

1990as Bertram Hill

Marvel Studios Assembled

2021as Self - Arthur Hart

Life in Pieces

2015as Dr. Dave Collins

Shiva Baby

2020as Joel

Radio Days

1987as Bradley (uncredited)

Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017as Mr Irving

Trial & Error

2017as Howard Mankiewicz

Passengers

2016as Observatory (voice)

Husbands and Wives

1992as Mel (uncredited)

Bone Tomahawk

2015as Clarence

Benched

2014as Judge Don Nelson

Childrens Hospital

2008as Leonard Hillman

Black Monday

2019as Not Milken #2

Lady Dynamite

2016as Bruce Ben-Bacharach

Get on Up

2014as Syd Nathan

Another Woman

1988as Patient's Voice / Engagement Party Guest

Rumble

2021as Mayor (voice)

A Serious Man

2009as Sy Ableman

Shadows and Fog

1991as Undesirables Onlooker

Dragged Across Concrete

2018as Mr. Edmington

Casual

2015as Charles Cole

House of Lies

2012as Harvey Oberholt

Suspect

1987as Morty Rosenthal

Reboot

2022as Alan

Hollywood Ending

2002as Pappas

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

2026as Frank the Mailman

Doctor Odyssey

2024as Jerry Manafort

Together Together

2021as Marty

Medical Police

2020as Professor Waters